Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
5
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.4
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
42
29
30
25
15
15
8
8
9
8
4
8
7
23
21
104
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
40
SSW
5
SW
20
SW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM3.34m
2:40AM3.41m
2:55PM3.25m
3:16AM3.25m
3:26PM3.11m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.14m
8:28PM0.25m
8:48AM0.32m
9:02PM0.32m
9:20AM0.54m
9:36PM0.46m
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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6:13
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6:09
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6:07
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
3
3
4
5
5
6
5
8
12
11
9
6
4
4
5
3
1
2
4
4
5
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